Puno – Private Full Day Tour Inka Qamaña, Juli, Aramu Muru and Chucuito from Puno

Want to uncover the secrets of Peru’s southern shore of Lake Titicaca? Here you’ll discover the mysterious Inka Qamaña, a ceremonial site known as the ‘Inca Resting Place‘. You’ll continue to Juli, also called the ‘Rome of America‘, to admire its Baroque splendor, and immerse yourself in the mysticism of Aramu Muru before its imposing ‘Gate of the Gods‘. Finally, you’ll arrive at the Temple of Fertility, known as the “Inka Uyo”, in the district of Chucuito. An experience designed to let you feel the energy of Andean history in a seemingly endless natural setting.

What will you know on this Full Day?

1. Inka Qamaña Archaeological Site
2. Colonial town of Juli, “The Rome of America”
3. Aramu Muru Stone Altar
4. Inka Uyo Fertility Temple

Our full-day tour begins with passenger pick-up from the comfort of their accommodations near the Main Square of Puno, for a transfer to the Inka Qamaña site. At this impressive archaeological site, known as the “Inca Resting Place“, you will observe stone structures that bear witness to the ancient cultures and learn about the different versions of the ritual uses given to it by the ancient inhabitants of Peru.

Next, you will travel to Juli, the “Rome of America“, famous for its religious importance during the colonial period. There, you will visit monumental churches such as San Juan de Letrán and Santa Cruz de Jerusalén, where you will closely observe the fine stone architecture and the paintings of the Cusco School that decorate their interiors. In this city, you will have free time to enjoy a typical local lunch (not included) and explore its colonial squares.

Afterward, they will continue to the mystical Aramu Muru portal, an imposing reddish stone altar carved into the base of a mountain, finally standing before the “Gate of the Gods,” a seven-meter-high threshold that, according to local tradition, serves as a spiritual connection to other dimensions.

At this site, they will visit the Stone Forest, also located within this complex, where they can observe different rock formations, identifying figures such as the “tired horse” and the “puma“.

Finally, you will visit the village of Chucuito to enter Inka Uyo, a rectangular ceremonial site where you will find dozens of phallic stone sculptures used in ancient fertility rituals and earth worship. The tour will conclude with the return to the city of Puno, arriving at approximately 18:30 for direct transfer to your respective hotels, this will mark the end of our services.